Tips Wanted

Used to go fishing when I was younger with my dad now I want to get back into it. Going fishing soon with my friends.

Shore angler. What type of bait should I use?

I am fishing from the bank. Looking to hit the reservoir around 10 am. I will depart from Salt Lake City.

Just want to know if the fish have moved shallow and what are they biting?

Just wanting to have good days on the water any info would be appreciated

I am going to be targeting trophy class largemouth with large swim baits in hopes of a double digit. My dad and I are going to be fishing in the area from March 23rd to April 2nd. Jocassee is a large body of water with so much area to cover I was hoping to get some guidance on some areas to spend my time in and things that I should be doing and looking looking for to increase my chances of hooking up. We gave Jocassee a try last year we got the follows but couldn’t seem to hook up. Any information to cut the learning curve would be great. I have been hearing about fishtips.com on austinnearyoutdoors and I thought that I would give it a try.

I know how to catch all of these fish however the seasonal patterns of these fish is what I’m most interested in learning. Based on the time of year I’d like to learn what part of the lake I should be fishing to target these fish. I’ve already figured out a few things and locations but it would be nice to have confirmation about each specific species. An example of what I’m looking for would be as follows….

Striper winter pattern: fish up the Watauga river arm in proximity to the bridges. Use gravel launch to be close to productive water.

Again I am interested in seasonal changes and generalized locations. I don’t need exact locations. Point and location numbers would be helpful!?

I am hoping to go on a fishing expedition